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if you look at what jay carney said and you look at what the president said, they did not go as far. they were weak on saying terror but they also didn't quite say video. they sort of referenced them. >> a day or two afterwards, we'll have to pull up the film but jay carney went further than that. you had 230 incidents there in benghazi. you had the assassination attempt of the british ambassador. the bombing of the red cross. the brits get out of there. it's libya. we're coming up on 9/11 -- >> is that incompetence or is that a cover-up? because i think everyone would say huge intelligence screwup. no question. is it just incompetence or is that intentional cover-up to me sort of implies there's some kind of criminal act under it all. >> well, look, when the vice president came out in the debate and said we had no idea they asked for more security. ignorance is not really a great defense. and even when secretary clinton said, look, security professionals made these decisions. no they didn't. the security professional that testified at the committee said we were under pressure to com
if you look at what jay carney said and you look at what the president said, they did not go as far. they were weak on saying terror but they also didn't quite say video. they sort of referenced them. >> a day or two afterwards, we'll have to pull up the film but jay carney went further than that. you had 230 incidents there in benghazi. you had the assassination attempt of the british ambassador. the bombing of the red cross. the brits get out of there. it's libya. we're coming up on...
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susan rice, jay carney was going out of his way to say it was a terrorist attack. the president himself went to the u.n. several weeks later, still talking about the tape. they were talking about a demonstration that was never held. i would expect the president to say on september 12th, this was a terrorist attack. but to ignore the fact that al-qaeda affiliates from that region, there had been terrorist attacks before, to me, this was politics at its worst. >> you've accused the administration of telling misleading stories and contradicts stories and to be fair, administration officials did talk about the movie being to blame. they did say the attack wasn't premeditated and were at least inconsistent on the word, terror. rudy giuliani said this wasn't the result of confusion, incompetence, i'm going to quote him, sounds like a cover up. would you go that far? >> yes, i would. i'm not saying this is a criminal cover up. this is a political cover up because it went against the president's narrative. he could not acknowledge there was a terrorist attack because he ha
susan rice, jay carney was going out of his way to say it was a terrorist attack. the president himself went to the u.n. several weeks later, still talking about the tape. they were talking about a demonstration that was never held. i would expect the president to say on september 12th, this was a terrorist attack. but to ignore the fact that al-qaeda affiliates from that region, there had been terrorist attacks before, to me, this was politics at its worst. >> you've accused the...
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jay carney again. >> i just want to be clear. it was never in the presidential daily brief or anything like that. >> i'm not going to sit and talk to you about this. >> the detail. >> no, i'm not. i'm saying matters of how many personnel are assigned to embassies and consulates and other diplomats facilities are not decided at the white house. they're decideded at the state department. >> they are decided at the state department. is it possible that the president and vice president did not know about the request for more security prior to the attack in ben gghazi? the answer is yes. but passing the buck may not add up. for two reasons. first, in a press release on september 10th, the white house said and i'll quote them. the president heard from key national security principles on our preparedness of our security posture on the eve of september 11th, to protect the american people both at home and abroad. now, maybe consulates don't make the cut for this kind of briefing, but maybe if they're in a middle eastern country in chaos
jay carney again. >> i just want to be clear. it was never in the presidential daily brief or anything like that. >> i'm not going to sit and talk to you about this. >> the detail. >> no, i'm not. i'm saying matters of how many personnel are assigned to embassies and consulates and other diplomats facilities are not decided at the white house. they're decideded at the state department. >> they are decided at the state department. is it possible that the president...
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saw jay carney a lot of questions about the scandal. one of the things i want to follow up here, and i think several reporters were trying to get to this, jay carney said a couple of times it was fbi protocol when the president was notify ed, you have an investigation that happens weeks, if not months but notified of general patreaus wednesday and general allen on friday. is the president satisfied that this is -- that he was notified in a timely manner? his satisfied with the fbi protocol in. >> well, i would refer to what jay said. he said the president is surprised this isn't what you're looking for the first week that you're elected. that the administration's moving swiftly on it and i expect they'll see it through. in the meantime i think that people will be looking for answers and the administration's looking to find the answers that the american people are looking for. >> do you know if there's anything afoot, any effort made on the white house behalf to change the fbi protocol so the president would be notified of these kind of
saw jay carney a lot of questions about the scandal. one of the things i want to follow up here, and i think several reporters were trying to get to this, jay carney said a couple of times it was fbi protocol when the president was notify ed, you have an investigation that happens weeks, if not months but notified of general patreaus wednesday and general allen on friday. is the president satisfied that this is -- that he was notified in a timely manner? his satisfied with the fbi protocol in....
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jay carney today took those e-mails and described them as open source unclassified e-mails. they also raised new questions as to why the white house waited eight days to label the attack a terrorist attack. >> the independent accountability review board is hard at work reviewing everything. not cherry picking, but really looking at everything. which i highly recommend as the inappropriate approach to something as complex as an attack like this. >> now, this is very important. clinton added and i want to quote her, posing something on facebook is not in and of itself, evidence. that was her way of saying that e-mail was off a facebook posting, but suzanne kelly is reporting the reason the suspect is in custody is because of information he posted on facebook and other websites. jason clark, jason chafe its, appreciate your taking the time. she appeared to chuckle a little bit as she talked about an independent review. she said we're not cherry picking. obviously, that's become a very politicized term over the past month. u do you think the more and more you hear, the more clou
jay carney today took those e-mails and described them as open source unclassified e-mails. they also raised new questions as to why the white house waited eight days to label the attack a terrorist attack. >> the independent accountability review board is hard at work reviewing everything. not cherry picking, but really looking at everything. which i highly recommend as the inappropriate approach to something as complex as an attack like this. >> now, this is very important....
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white house spokesman jay carney reiterated that position yesterday. >> based on the information we had at the time and had to this day, we do not have evidence it was premeditated. >> but today, carney for the first time called it a terrorist attack and changed his wording, i quote him, we have no information at this point to suggest this is a significantly preplanned attack. a u.s. official who did not want to be named tells cnn today, we acknowledge contradictory major and there are questions about whether the u.s. missed very important warning signs. arwa damon on the ground. you have hear her on this show, has reported that according to libyan military officials, three days before the attacks took place, the libyan military officials had a meeting with senior employees at the embassy in tripoli and warned them about a rising threat against western interests in benghazi. libyan military officials said they said the libyan government could not control the militias and advised the american, decrease their presence in benghazi. they said they told the senior embassy officials that the
white house spokesman jay carney reiterated that position yesterday. >> based on the information we had at the time and had to this day, we do not have evidence it was premeditated. >> but today, carney for the first time called it a terrorist attack and changed his wording, i quote him, we have no information at this point to suggest this is a significantly preplanned attack. a u.s. official who did not want to be named tells cnn today, we acknowledge contradictory major and there...
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and jay carney said this. >> the fact is that because republicans have decided to play politics with keystone, their action essentially forced the administration to deny the permit process because they insisted on a timeframe within which it was impossible to appropriately approve the pipeline. >> what do you think of that? republicans played politics and they forced the administration. >> this has been in place for some time. it's been well known that there is oil shale in canada and it's been well known the place to get it refined and to markets is in the united states. this has been pending for some time. it could have been done much, much more quickly. to put that into play, i just think it doesn't make any sense. and it ignores, frankly, reality. >> a report in the "new york times" talks about six of the companies, christine, that are contracted to work on this pipeline. five of them are foreign companies and the sixth company really looks like they'll be expo exporting this oil anyway. >> we have a glut of gasoline or oil supplies in the middle of the country, in trying to get
and jay carney said this. >> the fact is that because republicans have decided to play politics with keystone, their action essentially forced the administration to deny the permit process because they insisted on a timeframe within which it was impossible to appropriately approve the pipeline. >> what do you think of that? republicans played politics and they forced the administration. >> this has been in place for some time. it's been well known that there is oil shale in...
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and i asked jay carney if the white house is going to be releasing some of that information from their review. and he said only if someone can show that there's a credible against the white house staff. fell us what's going on. i think there is sort of a fine line to walk here, and that's because as you've heard from white house officials that the president is standing behind the white house officials. we hear every day jay carney say that there was respect for the men and women who on a daily basis are putting their lives really at risk to protect president obama, but basement, the white house is being careful to make sure they -- especially since now that you have 12 members of the secret service, 12 members of the military and one is a remember of the white house communications agency. the white house wanting to make it very clear that it is still one who reports to the pentagon, even though they're doing things like following the president securely and even shooting videos of obama for archival purposes. >> details from the u.s. military to the white house communications agently. >
and i asked jay carney if the white house is going to be releasing some of that information from their review. and he said only if someone can show that there's a credible against the white house staff. fell us what's going on. i think there is sort of a fine line to walk here, and that's because as you've heard from white house officials that the president is standing behind the white house officials. we hear every day jay carney say that there was respect for the men and women who on a daily...
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jay carney saying this is a wholly unnecessary vote pointing the finger at republicans saying they are just all about politics here. they are made a strategic choice to score some political points. they should be focused on the economy, putting more teachers in the classroom and making sure the interest rates stay low. not on this vote. >> i know it was the president who used the executive privilege last week. can the white house or doj do anything if it's this late in the game to hold off this contempt vote? >> reporter: that's such a good question because there were behind the scene negotiations that broke down, but white house spokesman jay carney, sounded a bit optimistic. sgh y >> you remain hopeful that common sense revails. you have to look at the beginning of the year when republicans announced that one of their chief legislative priorities was to investigate and damage the president politically. >> reporter: he is hopeful, but he would not say whether there were ongoing talks between the white house and members of congress and whether or not the president himself was actively
jay carney saying this is a wholly unnecessary vote pointing the finger at republicans saying they are just all about politics here. they are made a strategic choice to score some political points. they should be focused on the economy, putting more teachers in the classroom and making sure the interest rates stay low. not on this vote. >> i know it was the president who used the executive privilege last week. can the white house or doj do anything if it's this late in the game to hold...
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in fact, jay carney likes to say they don't read out every single phone call. perhaps it is indication of the pressure the white house is feeling for not having a face-to-face meeting. >> and for his part governor romney is also scheduled to have a telephone call with benjamin netanyahu today. is this about politics? is this necessary. how did that get on the agenda? >> perhaps a little of both. mitt romney who has been critical saying the president has thrown israel under the bus recently saying the obama administration has a, quote, chronic disregard for the security of israel, so now in the same day that the president will be having this phone call with benjamin netanyahu, mitt romney's campaign saying he, too, will be speaking with him by phone. this is a chance for mitt romney to again show that he is a friend to israel and that he is committed to making sure that iran does not acquire a nuclear weapon. >> okay. dan lothian at the white house. thanks very much, live for us this morning. it merits repeating that they have had a strained relationship almost
in fact, jay carney likes to say they don't read out every single phone call. perhaps it is indication of the pressure the white house is feeling for not having a face-to-face meeting. >> and for his part governor romney is also scheduled to have a telephone call with benjamin netanyahu today. is this about politics? is this necessary. how did that get on the agenda? >> perhaps a little of both. mitt romney who has been critical saying the president has thrown israel under the bus...
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the question has yet to be answered, why susan rice and jay carney said it was attributed to a video and spontaneous attack arising out of that video. there will be answers. it may be the cia told them that's what they thought. we have a report on friday, that conflicts about it a state department report. the bottom line is that question hasn't been answered. why the american people were told something that wasn't true. >> does it have to be one, it can't be both? because of a video and because there was something that was planned? i mean, is it mutually exclusive? it could be a number of things that cause it. >> i don't know if that's possible, don. right now i know these were planned terrorist attacks, these were not arisen out of spontaneous attacks, protest. there was no protest. we know there wasn't a protest, not even in response to a video. the point is we don't know the truth as the american people. debating when terror was uttered is not helping us understand the truth. we didn't know it for two weeks. >> well, i think what is foornt that came out of that exchange was that s
the question has yet to be answered, why susan rice and jay carney said it was attributed to a video and spontaneous attack arising out of that video. there will be answers. it may be the cia told them that's what they thought. we have a report on friday, that conflicts about it a state department report. the bottom line is that question hasn't been answered. why the american people were told something that wasn't true. >> does it have to be one, it can't be both? because of a video and...
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white house spokesman jay carney pointing out that recently they had a phone conversation that lasted more than an hour. so their message is that the two leaders communicate all the time, even if they're not meeting face-to-face. >> dan lothian, appreciate it. and david gergening, thanks. >> thank you. >>> raw politics tonight. new polling and a fight over all that polling. some are now claiming that the polls are skewed against mitt romney. republicans claiming that. ari fleischer believes it. he joins us. so does obama 2012 pollster cornell bell chesh, meaning he believes it, and john king, so you can decide for yourself what you should believe. dfrmths a young tv actor brutally kill his elder ly landlady before falling to his own death? the tragic story behind a hollywood murder mystery when we continue. >>> raw politics now. in a case of complaining about the ref when the call goes against you or perhaps in this instance, questioning the polls, virtually all of them, when the polls show you losing. so do the complainers have a case? get ready for a debate on that. first, you guess
white house spokesman jay carney pointing out that recently they had a phone conversation that lasted more than an hour. so their message is that the two leaders communicate all the time, even if they're not meeting face-to-face. >> dan lothian, appreciate it. and david gergening, thanks. >> thank you. >>> raw politics tonight. new polling and a fight over all that polling. some are now claiming that the polls are skewed against mitt romney. republicans claiming that. ari...
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white house press secretary jay carney pointed the finger at republicans. >> you can't get everything you want and hold your breath. what we experienced and what we continue to experience is the adamant refusal of republicans led by house republicans to accept that millionaires and billionaires ought to be part of the deal. >> because slew of other issues are likely to go untouched. dana bash is on capitol hill and what's some of the other legislation that they could or should tackle? >> reporter: i've been talking to sources and my sense is that the thing that tell they'll do addition to making sure the congress is funded which is congress' basic function is deal with the farm bill. and that is a very big piece of lemgs larks aegislation and it s in two week. it is aid to people who really ned t need the money and the food the most. so the most likely thing they'll do is at least a one year extension and perhaps some help for drought stricken cattle rank rangers and farmers. >> a lot of those swing states are big in agriculture. we say shortfall session. how short is short? >> the ho
white house press secretary jay carney pointed the finger at republicans. >> you can't get everything you want and hold your breath. what we experienced and what we continue to experience is the adamant refusal of republicans led by house republicans to accept that millionaires and billionaires ought to be part of the deal. >> because slew of other issues are likely to go untouched. dana bash is on capitol hill and what's some of the other legislation that they could or should...
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we saw jay carney saying days after that. but it was set by rice's appearance on those shows. to me she was clearly sending a message it was not terrorist. what she should have said was that there is considerable evidence this could be terrorism. the fact that al qaeda is a stronghold in that area, the fact that al sharia has a hold on that area, direct and indirect fire coming in, heavy weapons involved, the presumption should have been leaning towards terrorism. she wanted to say we're not absolutely certain of the terrorist control, that would have been a true statement. but to come out so clearly and deny and say there was no terrorist involvement, this was not a terrorist attack, that was i believe irresponsible. and whether she was saying it on her own or she was told to say it or whatever, the fact is she was the vehicle by which this message translated to the world. >> remember this incident occurred on the 11th anniversary of 9/11 in benghazi. i looked it up. here's what she said on some of the shows. i'll read it to you. >> sure. >> she said our current best assessme
we saw jay carney saying days after that. but it was set by rice's appearance on those shows. to me she was clearly sending a message it was not terrorist. what she should have said was that there is considerable evidence this could be terrorism. the fact that al qaeda is a stronghold in that area, the fact that al sharia has a hold on that area, direct and indirect fire coming in, heavy weapons involved, the presumption should have been leaning towards terrorism. she wanted to say we're not...
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in fact, jay carney, the white house spokesman, likes to say that not every phone conversation that the president has with world leaders is read out. >> david, do you think, i mean, that the daylight between these two leaders, it's going to become more stark as the threat becomes closer. >> absolutely. bob gates, our outgoing defense secretary, has been in government over 30 years, told me before he left this iranian problem is the most difficult problem he had seen in government in over 30 years. the hardest problem to solve. there are no good solutions. >> no good solutions because the difficulty militarily of actually -- >> if you go in militarily, if you strike with the air force, a, you only set them back two or three years but secondly, there may be so much mischief that they could do that you then feel under a lot of pressure to go in and decapitate the regime. that means you have to put boots in the ground. there is nobody in the u.s. army wants to do that. they have done a lot of work with the israelis on defense, protection, missile protection and that sort of thing, and there
in fact, jay carney, the white house spokesman, likes to say that not every phone conversation that the president has with world leaders is read out. >> david, do you think, i mean, that the daylight between these two leaders, it's going to become more stark as the threat becomes closer. >> absolutely. bob gates, our outgoing defense secretary, has been in government over 30 years, told me before he left this iranian problem is the most difficult problem he had seen in government in...
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they want the media to say no, jay carney is wrong or, yes, jay carney is right. there are all sorts of things now like fact checking things from newspapers, like the washington post and others, who try to arrive at a -- >> are you a columnist, and you can say whatever you want. if you are a strit reporter or editing reporter as you are now, is that the role of the press is that this guy is lying. >> i think that the white house is asking for was to not listen to the other side's point of view, which is never going to happen, and i think both sides in this happens increasingly in a very partisan city. both sides discount the other side's point of view as being in any way credible, and so they're demanding you only listen to them. that's obviously not going to happen. i think any story will have the perspective of both sides, but i think even regular reporters are under some responsibility to try and figure out what the basic truth is. it may not be as easy when it comes to things like -- >> i agree with that totally, and you can't play he-said-she-said. our role i
they want the media to say no, jay carney is wrong or, yes, jay carney is right. there are all sorts of things now like fact checking things from newspapers, like the washington post and others, who try to arrive at a -- >> are you a columnist, and you can say whatever you want. if you are a strit reporter or editing reporter as you are now, is that the role of the press is that this guy is lying. >> i think that the white house is asking for was to not listen to the other side's...
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huge policy questions when the vice president says we did not know, jay carney says it was a personal we, the president and vice president, did not know. what the romney campaign says this is a pattern. they say whenever there's something damaging in the administration, the white house washes its hands and says somewhere in the bureaucracy someone else is responsible for that and say the president of the united states is in charge of that bureaucracy, he should take responsibility for it. wants answers democrats and republicans as to why the security requests didn't make their way up the food chain fast enough, governor romney thinks, wolf, this is an opening to question the president's leadership and his management. that he's in charge of the enterprise, therefore he's responsible and has he led properly? has he asked the right questions when you have a dicey situation like libya? we'll see how that plays out. and the third debate is on security issues. >> yeah, national security, foreign policy, the whole thing is going to be on that. this is the 11th anniversary of 9/11. there had
huge policy questions when the vice president says we did not know, jay carney says it was a personal we, the president and vice president, did not know. what the romney campaign says this is a pattern. they say whenever there's something damaging in the administration, the white house washes its hands and says somewhere in the bureaucracy someone else is responsible for that and say the president of the united states is in charge of that bureaucracy, he should take responsibility for it. wants...
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but jay carney, i think that was on september 18th, actually said something not going quite as far. i think we have her sound bite. let's play the ambassador first. >> putting together the best information that we have available to us today, our current assessment is that what happened in benghazi was, in fact, initially a spontaneous reaction to what had just transpired hours before in chiropractor r cairo. almost a copycat demonstrations against our facility in cairo prompted by the video. >> it was jay carney who did not go as far. my question for you would be when you say there was some kind of collusion. that was a serious charge. where are you seeing evidence of collusion between the state department and the white house? >> well, if you actually look at what jay carney said, i can pull up another clip for you and he goes further. and when president obama was asked directly on "the view" and on other situations he led people to believe there was a video. remember, we have a document that we is now out there in the media, 230 security interests -- attacks and other threats again
but jay carney, i think that was on september 18th, actually said something not going quite as far. i think we have her sound bite. let's play the ambassador first. >> putting together the best information that we have available to us today, our current assessment is that what happened in benghazi was, in fact, initially a spontaneous reaction to what had just transpired hours before in chiropractor r cairo. almost a copycat demonstrations against our facility in cairo prompted by the...
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carney the president's spokesperson who says there was nothing pointing to this being a planned act of terror. then we heard from the u.n. ambassador susan rice who said that there was nothing that showed this was planned or premeditated, when we heard from her on the 16th on on all the sunday shows and we heard from panetta on the 26th who said it was clear this was a planned act of terror. should the administration come out and say what it absolutely is or is not before they know? >> well, president obama said the buck stops with him, and the administration should investigate and come out with exactly what happened there. you know, i really find it interesting that the republicans are trying to use this for the election when -- when congressman ryan, my colleague, had a budget which cut $330 million out of diplomatic security which is less than what the administration requested. so, you know, i want to get to the bottom of it, and i want to find out if -- if there were any kind of improprieties, and if there are heads should roll, but i think using this to use cheap political gain
carney the president's spokesperson who says there was nothing pointing to this being a planned act of terror. then we heard from the u.n. ambassador susan rice who said that there was nothing that showed this was planned or premeditated, when we heard from her on the 16th on on all the sunday shows and we heard from panetta on the 26th who said it was clear this was a planned act of terror. should the administration come out and say what it absolutely is or is not before they know? >>...
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you heard from jay carney something else. they took a couple weeks before they were able to get their story to the. but in that moment you see governor romney looking very confu confused about this act of terror line. wasn't that a big loss? that's my question. >> no. no. because what he did is put this into the conversation again. and now people understand that the president had -- and his ambassador to the u.n., and jay carney, and all the apologists for this white house, and all the groupies on television that are trying to cover his butt have been lying about the president trying to deceive america that that tragedy was the result of a video, rather than acknowledging right from the beginning that this was a well-planned, well-executed, terrorist attack -- >> but i thought the president -- >> -- which undermines the president's claim that we no longer have terrorism rampant in that area. >> -- the president so you realize that what he said in the debate last night was the day after the attack, here was the statement from
you heard from jay carney something else. they took a couple weeks before they were able to get their story to the. but in that moment you see governor romney looking very confu confused about this act of terror line. wasn't that a big loss? that's my question. >> no. no. because what he did is put this into the conversation again. and now people understand that the president had -- and his ambassador to the u.n., and jay carney, and all the apologists for this white house, and all the...
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carney said, susan rice, u.n. ambassador. and that's something i think is still out there and is going to be investigated and debated for some time. >> well, in this particular debate, that's going to take place tonight. in this particular format, i mean, the undecided voters are going to be asking the questions. they're not going to get into the weeds like that, right? >> right. >> so how much will it actually help or hurt anyone? >> well, look, it's just kind of a drum beat in the back drop. yeah, the town hall debates are a little bit of a wild card. you don't know what people are going to ask. the questions are not always formulated the way journalists would formulate them, knowing kind of -- living the details of all of the stories. and yet as the respondent, you have to kind of appear empathetic and concerned. probably the most memorable moment from any of the town hall debates was george h.w. bush looking at his watch while someone was asking the question, kind of out of luck, out of time in his case. >> so
carney said, susan rice, u.n. ambassador. and that's something i think is still out there and is going to be investigated and debated for some time. >> well, in this particular debate, that's going to take place tonight. in this particular format, i mean, the undecided voters are going to be asking the questions. they're not going to get into the weeds like that, right? >> right. >> so how much will it actually help or hurt anyone? >> well, look, it's just kind of a drum...
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carney comes out and says this is not a tax, or when the white house itself says it's not a tax, the first thing that ought to come to mind when you hear that dishonesty is the phrase, liar, liar, pants on fire. >> here's what the editorial in the "wall street journal," among other things, said, referring to this confusion, the reaction coming from the romney campaign to the supreme court decision. "this latest mistake is of a piece with the campaign's insular staff and strategy that are slowly squandering an historic opportunity. mr. obama is being hurt by an economic recovery that is weakening for the third time in three years. but mr. romney hasn't been able to take advantage, and if anything, he is losing ground." now, in the scheme of things, you know the editorial writers of the "wall street journal," you know the influence that this newspaper has among republicans, the conservative base. when they say these things about the romney campaign, about the romney staff, how significant, in your historic assessment, is it? >> look, everybody in the campaign pays attention to what the
carney comes out and says this is not a tax, or when the white house itself says it's not a tax, the first thing that ought to come to mind when you hear that dishonesty is the phrase, liar, liar, pants on fire. >> here's what the editorial in the "wall street journal," among other things, said, referring to this confusion, the reaction coming from the romney campaign to the supreme court decision. "this latest mistake is of a piece with the campaign's insular staff and...
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>> i don't think jay carney. not meant in the way he used it there. i think -- my understanding is rump faction is what's left over when the entire party moves to one ideology or changes their point of view on a certain issue. rump, it's the remainder of what's left of the party. >> will and i both read the wikipedia on the rump faction. it's not just a little bit of the republican party that feels this way it's the the whole republican party feels this way. >> pete? >> yeah, patricia, a rump faction is the part of the animal, carol, no one really wants to eat and that's clearly what jay carney was referring to. part of the republican party that no one really wants to be. i have no idea. i have never heard about it. rump faction. it's this breakaway idea. >> rump faction. >> it made me think of rump roast. >> it's a new segment you're going to be doing. the rump faction. >> thanks to all of you, it's been fun. >>> the kony 2012 campaign brought worldwide attention to the hunt of a no tors you warlord. we'll hear from the group's ceo, that's just ahead
>> i don't think jay carney. not meant in the way he used it there. i think -- my understanding is rump faction is what's left over when the entire party moves to one ideology or changes their point of view on a certain issue. rump, it's the remainder of what's left of the party. >> will and i both read the wikipedia on the rump faction. it's not just a little bit of the republican party that feels this way it's the the whole republican party feels this way. >> pete? >>...
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carney, white house spokesman, questions about the timing saying that this has to be more than just a coincidence. but he pushed back hard saying that this was something that was in the works for months. >> i'm sure he did. all right. thanks very much, dan lothian, on the scene for us in ohio. >>> this just coming in to "the situation room" right now. record fund raising for the romney campaign. we're learning the campaign and the republican national committee raised at least, get this, at least $100 million in the month of june alone. our political editor, is joining us with more on what's going on. big numbers for the romney campaign. what's the latest, paul? >> very big numbers. remember in june he had some big fund raising through other states. go back to may, remember, mitt romney and the rnc raised $77 million and they outraised the democratic national committee. i was at a briefing with obama campaign officials about two weeks ago with our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin. at that briefing obama campaign officials said, guess what, we will get outraised again i
carney, white house spokesman, questions about the timing saying that this has to be more than just a coincidence. but he pushed back hard saying that this was something that was in the works for months. >> i'm sure he did. all right. thanks very much, dan lothian, on the scene for us in ohio. >>> this just coming in to "the situation room" right now. record fund raising for the romney campaign. we're learning the campaign and the republican national committee raised at...
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the closest white house spokesman jay carney would go is to repeat the phrase "the president is committed to prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon." jim walsh joins us now this morning. good morning to you. you're one of a handful of americans who have traveled to both iran for nuclear issues. should they set a red line? >> i actually think they have set a red line. it's not where the israeli wants it to be. it's not as precise as he wants it to be, but the red line is there. president obama has said on repeated occasions that an iranian nuclear weapon is unacceptable. and so if they move from where they are now, which is sort of a rough capability, to a bomb decision, saying yes, we're going to take that capability and translate it into an actual working weapon, that's the red line that the president has announced and i would expect he would act at that point. >> iran has been saying all along -- it's been denying that it aims to build a nuclear bomb, saying that the program is for energy and medical use. the white house doesn't really believe this, does it? >> well, i think there
the closest white house spokesman jay carney would go is to repeat the phrase "the president is committed to prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon." jim walsh joins us now this morning. good morning to you. you're one of a handful of americans who have traveled to both iran for nuclear issues. should they set a red line? >> i actually think they have set a red line. it's not where the israeli wants it to be. it's not as precise as he wants it to be, but the red line is...
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an hour or so ago jay carney was asked how many times as hillary rosen been admitted to the white house. >> i don't know how many times she has been here. she is not -- she is a democratic strategist. she is a cnn contributor as far as i know, and i don't know how to assess her overall relationship with people here in the white house. i have not seen her here very frequently. >> now the arc of the story all the way back around because just a short time our chief white house correspondent jessica yellowen go the a statement. >> as a mom i know that raising children is the hardest job and as a pundit i know my words were poorly chose ep. she goes on. a apologize to ann romney and anyone else offended. let's declare peace in this phoney war and go back to focus on the substance. there you have it. still ahead, a dad, opens his newborn's coffin only to realize the baby is still breathing. there are new developments in this stunning case. plus, north korea could launch a rocket within hours. we're about to give you a look at where it could land and whether it could hit the u.s. stay with me.
an hour or so ago jay carney was asked how many times as hillary rosen been admitted to the white house. >> i don't know how many times she has been here. she is not -- she is a democratic strategist. she is a cnn contributor as far as i know, and i don't know how to assess her overall relationship with people here in the white house. i have not seen her here very frequently. >> now the arc of the story all the way back around because just a short time our chief white house...
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i'm demanding you tell me, obama administration, jay carney, susan rice, why you tell me you did have an affirmative answer. you didn't come out and tell me you don't know. instead, you told me you did have an answer. you said it was a spontaneous attack in response to a video, and don't act like that didn't have a cost, by the way. they paraded a man out on a perp walk two created some silly video so over jihadi knows not only who he is but where he lives. that has ka cost. i'm asking them to explain to me not why they didn't have the answers but why they did. >> you can't expect to have all the answers in just a matter of moments. >> i don't think i said that. >> all right. go ahead, lz. >> don, if i will, i don't see how you can't look at this situation and see both parties are hugely at fault. president obama, his administration, they needed to be more thoughtful in how they actually addressed this issue and addressed this tragedy. but we cannot pretend as if romney, whose future administration called foreign policy a distraction, who on video said that he didn't care and was goin
i'm demanding you tell me, obama administration, jay carney, susan rice, why you tell me you did have an affirmative answer. you didn't come out and tell me you don't know. instead, you told me you did have an answer. you said it was a spontaneous attack in response to a video, and don't act like that didn't have a cost, by the way. they paraded a man out on a perp walk two created some silly video so over jihadi knows not only who he is but where he lives. that has ka cost. i'm asking them to...
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the white house says, and let me quote jay carney, he isn't engaging particularly aggressively in his election campaign. it's only january, but there will be five different fund-raising dinners, two last night in washington, one you had to pay $4500 a pop to attend one of these. >> that's one of the cheap once, $4500. that's one of the cheap ones. >> do you believe they're not aggressively -- they're not getting -- >> that's nonsense. this is the cute little dance that republicans and democrats do when you're going through reelection, because you don't want to appear as if you're making, you know, electoral decisions, when in fact you are. so the reality is the president is indeed raising money for the reelection campaign you are engaged in that. when you look at the tone of speeches, when you look at those things, you are focusing on reelection, so let's stop playing the game. jay knows the game. he's a reporter. he knows how we do this deal. he is operating and focused on reelection, no doubt. >> one of the themes, and it was a "the washington post" this morning saying like it's one
the white house says, and let me quote jay carney, he isn't engaging particularly aggressively in his election campaign. it's only january, but there will be five different fund-raising dinners, two last night in washington, one you had to pay $4500 a pop to attend one of these. >> that's one of the cheap once, $4500. that's one of the cheap ones. >> do you believe they're not aggressively -- they're not getting -- >> that's nonsense. this is the cute little dance that...
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on the white house side you have jay carney telling the press and the gagle heading into ohio that the president was allowed to do this and they also believe that the senate has been in recess for weeks and they gather every few days, gavel in and gavel out and don't conduct any kind of business. those are not counting as being in session. they are just gimmicks. neither side likes this unless they are the ones in power. what it will mean ultimately, of course, we don't know. but we can expect that it will be more of the same. the republicans and senate don't have a history of being buddy-buddy and working together. we can expect it to be more of the same there, don. >> neither side likes it unless they are the ones in power and the one who proposed is. athena, good to see you. thank you. >>> listen to this. newt gingrich congratulated rick santorum on his close win last night. you think he also congratulated mitt romney? no. >> he ran an ad of four pin noek ohios from the washington post. >> there is glad blood and it's going to get interesting as they cross paths in new hampshire and
on the white house side you have jay carney telling the press and the gagle heading into ohio that the president was allowed to do this and they also believe that the senate has been in recess for weeks and they gather every few days, gavel in and gavel out and don't conduct any kind of business. those are not counting as being in session. they are just gimmicks. neither side likes this unless they are the ones in power. what it will mean ultimately, of course, we don't know. but we can expect...
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right now jay carney, the white house press secretary is standing by to join us live. paul begala, mary matalin, they were worked in democratic white houses. we're going to go through what happens. also the presidential campaign, newt gingrich sort of backed down last night in the debate. what happened? we have a lot of that. >> we'll see el later and tonight, of course. >>> dana bash will go behind of scenes of the state of the union address, give us a sneak peek inside the house chamber floor. we'll be right back. you know organization is key... and so is having a trusted assistant. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. you can even take a full-size or above and still pay the mid-size price. here we are... [ male announcer ] and there you go, business pro. there you go. go national. go like a pro. a living, breathing intelligence that is helping business rethink how to do business. in here, inventory can be taught to learn. ♪ in here, machines have a voice... ♪ [ male announcer ] in here, medical histor
right now jay carney, the white house press secretary is standing by to join us live. paul begala, mary matalin, they were worked in democratic white houses. we're going to go through what happens. also the presidential campaign, newt gingrich sort of backed down last night in the debate. what happened? we have a lot of that. >> we'll see el later and tonight, of course. >>> dana bash will go behind of scenes of the state of the union address, give us a sneak peek inside the...
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press secretary jay carney saying, quote, i still haven't seen the ad. i don't speak for a third party group. i speak for the president and the administration and i explain and defend his policies. the campaign spokesperson went farther than his white house spokesperson saying we have nothing to do by the ads by priorities usa. she went on to say we don't have any knowledge of the story of the family. the campaign ought to have some knowledge of joe and his family because they used him in one of their own cam feign ads earlier. >> i was a steelworker for 30 years. we had a reputation for quality products. it was something that was american made. we weren't rich, but i was able to put my daughter through college. >> this was just joe in an earlier ad for the obama campaign. bill, let's talk about this. "the washington post" says about your ad, quote, on just every level this ad stretches the bounds of common sense and decency. independent fact checkers have eck poed that sentiment. how can you say mitt romney is somehow to blame for that poor woman dying
press secretary jay carney saying, quote, i still haven't seen the ad. i don't speak for a third party group. i speak for the president and the administration and i explain and defend his policies. the campaign spokesperson went farther than his white house spokesperson saying we have nothing to do by the ads by priorities usa. she went on to say we don't have any knowledge of the story of the family. the campaign ought to have some knowledge of joe and his family because they used him in one...
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white house press secretary jay carney saying, i shouldn't seen the ad. i speak for the president and his administration, and i defend his policies. president obama's campaign spokeswoman went farther than the white house spokesman saying we have no association with the ads done by this party. however, they should have some knowledge of joe and his family because they used him in one of their own ads earlier. >> i was a steel worker for 30 years. we had a reputation for quality products. it was something that was american made. we weren't rich, but i was able to put my daughter through college. >> that was joe soptic in an earlier ad for the obama 2012 campaign. this is a spokesperson for parties usa action. let's start now. "the washington post" says about your ad, "on every level this stretches the bounds of common sense and decency." independent fact checkers have echoed that statement saying it's inaccurate. how can you imply that mitt romney and bain are so blame for this woman dying of cancer? >> we don't, and we would not. those fact checks presupp
white house press secretary jay carney saying, i shouldn't seen the ad. i speak for the president and his administration, and i defend his policies. president obama's campaign spokeswoman went farther than the white house spokesman saying we have no association with the ads done by this party. however, they should have some knowledge of joe and his family because they used him in one of their own ads earlier. >> i was a steel worker for 30 years. we had a reputation for quality products....
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does include allowing for the possibility of use of force, but here at the white house today, jay carney made clear the white house's position hasn't changed. they still don't support arming the insurgents or rebels in syria, and still are looking at diplomatic options for pressing for assad to go there. >> this is tough, but if you talk to activists in syria, those here trying to help the activists, they say the u.n. sent in a tiny number of observers. that's why people are still being killed. they say, listen here, they say the administration is talking but talk they say is cheap. listen. >> the assad regime is on its last legs. pressure is increasing. the economy is crumbling. >> i am convinced that assad's days are numbered. i just regret deeply that there will be more killing before he finally goes. >> it is not a question of when assad leaves or if assad leaves, it is a question of when. he has lost legitimacy of his people. >> that takes us through february and march. are they worried through end of april, there's a credibility question here? >> john, they keep pointing out, inter
does include allowing for the possibility of use of force, but here at the white house today, jay carney made clear the white house's position hasn't changed. they still don't support arming the insurgents or rebels in syria, and still are looking at diplomatic options for pressing for assad to go there. >> this is tough, but if you talk to activists in syria, those here trying to help the activists, they say the u.n. sent in a tiny number of observers. that's why people are still being...
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here's white house press secretary jay carney on sunday. quote, the president's view that we can take steps to keep guns out of the hands of people that should not have them under existing law. that's the focus right now. see much difference? neither did republican house speaker john boehner today. >> the president has made clear he's not going to use this horrific event to push for new
here's white house press secretary jay carney on sunday. quote, the president's view that we can take steps to keep guns out of the hands of people that should not have them under existing law. that's the focus right now. see much difference? neither did republican house speaker john boehner today. >> the president has made clear he's not going to use this horrific event to push for new
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jay carney says that the president has confidence in mark sullivan that he acted swiftly and appropriately in starting an investigation and keeping the president informed of what's going on, that the white house would like the secret service to handle the investigation and that it is their responsibility to do it sort of separately and on their own and that the white house respects the secret service for what it does every day. basically, it's their job and let them do it. and the way -- what i hear and sense, john, is that the white house really doesn't want to have to get involved in this one, more than they already are. and that they don't sense political fallout from this, at least not yet. john? >> at least not yet. our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin. as of now, no indications of any major lawmakers suggesting that he is imperiled. >>> also, one of president obama's biggest re-election worries, that is the price at the pump. he talks about a five-point plan. the president defended the need for new regulations by talking football. >> imagine if the nfl quadrupled the n
jay carney says that the president has confidence in mark sullivan that he acted swiftly and appropriately in starting an investigation and keeping the president informed of what's going on, that the white house would like the secret service to handle the investigation and that it is their responsibility to do it sort of separately and on their own and that the white house respects the secret service for what it does every day. basically, it's their job and let them do it. and the way -- what i...
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he got an assist from jay carney in his opening bid about getting caught on on open mic mixed in with grain. >> can someone back there please turn off the president's mic? i think the president's mic is hot. please turn it off. thank you. thank you. >> great. i got to get warmed up. ♪ i'm so in love i toldly had that. seriously kwb guys. what am i doing here? i'm the president of the united states and i'm opening for jimmy kimmel? i have the nuclear codes, why am i telling knock knock jokes to kim kardashian? >> it's great to be here this evening in the vast magnificent hilton ballroom. or what mitt romney would call a little fixer upper. >> he told me this would be a very high profile event with some of the most powerful people in the world. they did not tell me i'd be looking directly into sophia vergara's cleavage. sophia is from colombia. this is what women look like in colombia. what do you expect the secret service to do? mr. president, i know you won't be able to laugh at any of my jokes about the secret service, so cover your ears if that's physically possible. mr. president
he got an assist from jay carney in his opening bid about getting caught on on open mic mixed in with grain. >> can someone back there please turn off the president's mic? i think the president's mic is hot. please turn it off. thank you. thank you. >> great. i got to get warmed up. ♪ i'm so in love i toldly had that. seriously kwb guys. what am i doing here? i'm the president of the united states and i'm opening for jimmy kimmel? i have the nuclear codes, why am i telling knock...
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i asked white house press secretary jay carney about whether or not this day-to-day strategy of making the president's case is perhaps not working and he laughed off the suggestion. -- narrated by tom hanks, an oscar winning director. is the everyday defense of the president's record not getting through? >> are you suggesting that i'm no tom hanks? [ laughter ] i would refer you to the campaign. i think as a matter of broad principle, as someone in the communications business, as you are, that we take advantage of every opportunity we can to explain the president's policies, explain his positions, describe his vision for the country moving forward, and that would apply both as i discussed those matters of policy from here and i'm sure, not speaking for the campaign, but i'm just taking a wild guess here that i'm sure that's the approach they take. >> reporter: so he joked about this, wolf, but there are a lot of republicans who are not joking about it, and rnc spokeswoman saying voters don't eight need a movie trailer or a documentary by which to measure the president's record, blaming
i asked white house press secretary jay carney about whether or not this day-to-day strategy of making the president's case is perhaps not working and he laughed off the suggestion. -- narrated by tom hanks, an oscar winning director. is the everyday defense of the president's record not getting through? >> are you suggesting that i'm no tom hanks? [ laughter ] i would refer you to the campaign. i think as a matter of broad principle, as someone in the communications business, as you are,...
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>> yes, jay carney said they are going to have on record people who voted ghens this. and jessica yellin pointed out, interesting if we would see campaign commercials. you heard the president in his address just saying this is a make or break moment for the middle class. it's important to note that if this were to pass, if there's no expectation that it would get nearly the support it needs to pass, but it doesn't change the situation for the middle class, it changes the situation for the richest americans, but it doesn't change big picture, the situation for the middle class. the white house is arguing, yes, it does. it goes towards closing that gap. but when you actually look at the numbers, this ast small step. this is not reducing taxes or adding benefits for the middle class or those struggling right now. >> if you ask conservative, they say sthst class warfair. the dough was down 78 points. i think it was down 200. >> a lot has to do with the wobbly global economy. this isn't a reaction to what president obama is talking about. this is not expecting to get any in
>> yes, jay carney said they are going to have on record people who voted ghens this. and jessica yellin pointed out, interesting if we would see campaign commercials. you heard the president in his address just saying this is a make or break moment for the middle class. it's important to note that if this were to pass, if there's no expectation that it would get nearly the support it needs to pass, but it doesn't change the situation for the middle class, it changes the situation for the...
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i asked jay carney today about this strategy of perhaps avoiding headlines. he laughed off the suggestion. -- narrated by tom hanks oscar-winning director. is the everyday defense of the president's record not getting through? >> are you suggesting i'm no tom hanks? [ laughter ] >> i would refer you to the campaign. i think as a matter of broad principle, as someone in the communications business, as you are, that we take advantage of every opportunity we can to explain the president's policies, explain his positions, describe his vision for the country moving forward. that would apply both as i discuss those matters of policy from here, and i'm sure -- not speaking for the campaign, but i'm taking a wild guess that that's the approach they take. >> reporter: so jay carney jokeses about the approach, wolf, but some republicans certainly aren't, a spokeswoman for the rnc saying voters don't need a movie trailer or documentary to learn about the president's records, blaming him for unemployment -- the unemployment rate, the national debt and for high gas prices
i asked jay carney today about this strategy of perhaps avoiding headlines. he laughed off the suggestion. -- narrated by tom hanks oscar-winning director. is the everyday defense of the president's record not getting through? >> are you suggesting i'm no tom hanks? [ laughter ] >> i would refer you to the campaign. i think as a matter of broad principle, as someone in the communications business, as you are, that we take advantage of every opportunity we can to explain the...
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when jay carney was asked multiple questions about this topic, he wouldn't even say the words "drones." at least publicly, wolf, the white house doesn't want to touch it with a ten-foot pole. they don't want to talk about it anymore it's very unusual when a report in a white house briefing asks the press secretary, did the president make a mistake? did he slip up? you don't hear immediately "of course not." that's what you would normally hear. so that's a good point. i spent many years covering presidential press secretaries. they always immediately come back and say of course not, but in this particular case, we can she. >>> the u.s. navy to the rescue of an iranian ship. we're learning more about what prompted the mayday call. >>> and birthday wish comes true for a little girl. her emotion at surprise reunion with her soldier dad. an emotional story. . ♪ america america ♪ ♪ god shed his grace on thee ♪ ♪ ♪ you and me and the big old tree ♪ ♪ side by side, one, two, three ♪ ♪ count the birds in the big old tree ♪ ♪ la la la [ male announcer ] the inspiring sto
when jay carney was asked multiple questions about this topic, he wouldn't even say the words "drones." at least publicly, wolf, the white house doesn't want to touch it with a ten-foot pole. they don't want to talk about it anymore it's very unusual when a report in a white house briefing asks the press secretary, did the president make a mistake? did he slip up? you don't hear immediately "of course not." that's what you would normally hear. so that's a good point. i spent...